Hydrangea The Each Way Play In Exciting Irish 1000 Guineas Betting

Sunday 28th May 2017, 3.25pm - Irish 1000 Guineas (The Curragh)

The classic action continues at the Curragh on Sunday afternoon with the girls getting their chance in the Irish 1000 Guineas. It is always a a strong field for this one over the mile at Irish Racing HQ, and that is the case again with some lovely fillies set to make their way down to post.

Sunday 28th May - 3.25pm

Odds

Won/Lost

Bet

Irish 1000 Guineas

Tips

Hydrangea Each Way
Best Bet

@ 8 / 1

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Winter Is Coming To The Curragh

Unsurprisingly, it is Aidan O'Brien who dominates the field with the Ballydoyle handler responsible for half of the field this weekend.

The first string for the top trainer is surely going to be Winter who is looking to do the Newmarket/Curragh double in the wake of her excellent success on the Rowley Mile earlier this month.

A daughter of Galileo, Winter was prominent throughout at Newmarket before quickening up in taking fashion, and she should have only improved for that run. She will appreciate the decent ground and in time, she is certainly bred to get further which means we can expect Ballydoyle to set a strong gallop on the front end.

Winter is clearly the one to beat after her famous Newmarket win and with that in mind, she is the 4/5 favourite with Ladbrokes.

The main threat to Winter could come from the fascinating Rehana who will take her chance for Mick Halford and the Aga Khan. A daughter of Dark Angel, Rehana has a win over Rhododendron her record which is very good form, and she impressed last time out when winning a Group 3 at Naas.

This will be her first start up at the mile but the way she finished off her race last time out was very encouraging, and as such she is 5/1 shot with bet365.

Each Way Contenders...

We have scraped a field of eight runners for the Irish 1000 Guineas this season which is fantastic news for those who like to get stuck into the each-way market.

Hydrangea (8/1) flopped when reasonably well fancied in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket but she deserves another chance. She beat Winter on her seasonal debut back in April in the 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown, and she is clearly a talented filly who is tough and brave.

Aneen (8/1) was an impressive maiden winner for Kevin Prendergast last season, and connections are happy to go straight to this one without a prep which is interesting, whilst Bean Feasa impressed last time but looks just a notch below this field for Jim Bolger.

Conclusion

Winter certainly deserves to be favourite and is the most likely winner but it was only a couple of months ago that she was beaten by Hydrangea. The latter flopped at Newmarket but at the prices she is the each way play for punters to sink their teeth into this weekend.